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Vocabulary Words and Allusions Flashcards

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dainty (adj.)

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delicately pretty

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arrayed (v.)

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displayed; arranged

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manifold (adj.)

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many and various

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semblance (n.)

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appearance

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bowers (n.)

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a shelter made with boughs/vines

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laden (v./adj.)

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heavily loaded; weighed down

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strewn (v./adj.)

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untidily scattered or spread

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whos (pron.)

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whoever

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down (n.)

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a soft covering

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lo (interj.)

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used to draw attention to something interesting or amazing

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ungirt (adj.)

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loose

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raiment (n.)

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clothing

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propitious (adj.)

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favorable; lucky

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advent (n.)

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the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event

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Golgi and Idallium

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ancient cities where Aphrodite was worshipped

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Eryx

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an ancient city and a mountain in the west of Sicily

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Acheron

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the river of woe; the lake of pain

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Adonis

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the mortal lover of Aphrodite; child of Myrrha and Syrian King Theias

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Hours

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the goddesses of the seasons (Horae)

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Cypris

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Aphrodite

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Dione

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a Titaness who was said to be the mother of Aphrodite

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Berenice

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the Egyptian Queen who hosted the Adonis Festival

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Arsinoe

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the mother of Berenice

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Helen

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Spartan Princess

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Syria

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a country in Western Asia; son of King Theias

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Borders of Syria: Northwest

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Lebanon

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Borders of Syria: West

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Mediterranean Sea

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Borders of Syria: North

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Turkey

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Borders of Syria: East

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Iraq

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Borders of Syria: South

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Jordan

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Borders of Syria: Southwest

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Israel

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steep (n.)

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a high slope

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